Cuties

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Cuties

Released Sep 9, 2020

1h 36m

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A talented 11-year-old girl joins a hip-hop dance troupe.

Critics Consensus

A thoughtful look at the intricacies of girlhood in the modern age, Cuties is a coming-of-age film that confronts its themes with poignancy and nuance.

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Tim Robey

Daily Telegraph (UK)

Doucouré made this from a very personal place. The keenest parts explore the push/pull of her Muslim upbringing.

Rated: 4/5

Nov 22, 2020

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Bernadette Barton

Salon.com

We need more feminist stories like Cuties that illuminate the constraints girls and women face and help us chart a path to full gender equality.

Oct 23, 2020

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Angie Han

Mashable

In both horrific scenes and adorable ones, what remains consistent is Doucouré's honesty.

Oct 2, 2020

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Alessandra Rangel

InSession Film

Sometimes uncomfortable and others too radical, Cuties is an eye-opener with an inspired ending, despite the troublesome scenes we witnessed seconds earlier.

Rated: B

Mar 13, 2023

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Yasser Medina

Cinefilia

Sometimes I have the feeling that sobriety is absent and the complaint material remains in a repetitive field that only adds questions insignificantly. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 6/10

May 30, 2022

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Nick Levine

NME (New Musical Express)

Maïmouna Doucouré's searing critique of premature sexualisation is the opposite of what it's been accused of...

Rated: 4/5

May 10, 2021

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Leonardo H

Es muy, REALMENTE MUY aburrida

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/22/25

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Audience Member

I'm baffled by those who are giving this movie a bad review because it made them feel "uncomfortable." No kidding! It's supposed to make you uneasy, since it's focusing on one of the most disturbing trends in modern American culture: the sexualization of prepubescent children. It's also clear that many of the negative reviews were written by people who never bothered to actually watch the movie. If they had, they would have found a poignant and powerful argument that the innocence of children must be cherished and protected.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

05/01/25

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I really must say this is definitely a movie I recommend. The girls really did a good job and the cameramen did an equally good job showing the girls perform the way they did! Especially Jess who really has much talent in this area. Now were the camera shots too close? I don't think so I know some would say that they were showing off but I don't see it that way. I guess you really liked this movie or you didn't like it at all

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/01/25

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Nolan S

How is this higher rated by critics than a lot of other actually good movies come on this is gross

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/31/25

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Walter G

I don't understand why Netflix approved broadcasting this garbage

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

12/16/24

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Scotty G

This was a unbearably uncomfortable watch from start until I couldn't in good conscience finish the movie. The director needs to be put in jail and I have serious concerns for the mental and physical well being of any child who is around anyone who thought anything about this movie was appropriate or good. It's nothing but children dancing inappropriately.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

12/09/24

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Maïmouna Doucouré

Director

Fathia Youssouf Abdillahi

Amy

Medina El Aidi

Angelica

Esther Gohourou

Coumba

Ilanah Cami-Goursolas

Jess

Myriam Hamma

Yasmine

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Synopsis

A talented 11-year-old girl joins a hip-hop dance troupe.

Director: Maïmouna Doucouré
Producer: Zangro
Screenwriter: Maïmouna Doucouré, Alice Winocour, Valentine Milville, Nathalie Saugeon
Distributor: NETFLIX
Production Co: France 3 Cinéma, Bien ou Bien Productions
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: French (France)
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 9, 2020, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 9, 2020
Runtime: 1h 36m